Sentence examples for thorough defence from inspiring English sources

All around Washington, Mr Cohen's name is being linked to that of Les Aspin, Mr Clinton's first defence secretary: Aspin came to the Pentagon from Congress, promised a thorough defence review, and proved ineffectual.

Moreover, civilian trials also permit those who stand accused to conduct a thorough defence in public against the state's ultimate sanction and to be judged by a jury comprising members of the community.

Dr Coburn and Dr Boggs have since written another paper defending their analysis, and say a more thorough defence is forthcoming.A yardstick for the future?The result from HETE-2 is remarkable enough, however, because it pinned the burst down so quickly and precisely.

Finally, if we do not provide a thorough, reasoned defence of civil liberties, no other party will.

Building on close observation of her own and other neighbourhoods, she mounted a thorough and original defence of traditional city forms against both the garden city movement and modernist city planning.

Thankfully, despite the pressure, the case has been dealt with according to all legal procedures; the prosecution, basing its case on the police investigation, has done a thorough job, and the defence has also been allowed sufficient time to state its case.

Robert Gates, the American defence secretary, had a "good and thorough exchange of views" (ie, a disagreement) this week with his French counterpart, Hervé Morin, but this may be just a blip in the improving relations between France and America.

According to senior US defence sources, Aamer's release was approved following a "thorough review of his case and taking into consideration the robust security assurances that will be provided by the British government".

But campaigners rounded on the Defence and Security Equipment International fair, saying it was "unbelievable" that more thorough checks had not been undertaken.

In a filing, Coombs complained that any attempt by the military to block defence witnesses "would deny PFC Manning his right to a thorough and impartial investigation and turn this into a hollow exercise".

The shadow defence secretary, Vernon Coaker, said: "The investigation should be speedy but thorough and the findings made public".